92nd annual meeting of Indian Academy of Sciences to begin at NCESS on November 13

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), hosted by the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, will be held on Friday and Saturday. The meeting brings together eminent scientists, researchers and academicians from across India.

At a press conference here on Thursday, senior scientists underscored the importance of strengthening scientific research and education.

Govindan Rangarajan, director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and president, IASc; N. V. Chalapathi Rao, director, NCESS; Hemalatha Balaram, chairperson, Science Academies’ Education Panel, IASc; K.K. Ramachandran, Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, Science and Technology department, Government of Keralam, and executive vice-president, KSCSTE; and Tomson J. Kallukalam, Scientist-F and group head, Solid Earth Research Group, NCESS, addressed the press conference.

As part of the programme, the Science Academies’ Education Panel (SEP) Symposium for Teachers, titled ‘Frontiers in Science,’ was conducted on Thursday. The symposium was aimed at connecting teachers with current scientific research and emerging developments across disciplines.